9 most shocking horror films banned for being too disturbing
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The Bunny Game (2010): The film about a truck driver who abducts and tortures his victims was banned in the UK
Grotesque (2009): The Japanese exploitative horror film was banned in the UK for its extreme depiction of violence
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975): The biopic of Marquis de Sade showed extreme sexual torture due to which it was banned in over a dozen countries
Hostel: Part II (2007): Eli Roth’s sequel to Hostel was slammed as torture porn and banned in Germany and New Zealand
I Spit On Your Grave (1978): Ireland, Norway, Iceland, and West Germany banned this revenge saga as it “glorified violence against women”
The Last House on the Left (2009): Wes Craven’s debut was banned in the UK due to its graphic scenes of rape and torture
Traces of Death (1993): The film used real footage of deaths and violent scenes that led to its ban in UK and Australia
The Human Centipede 2 (2011): The extreme torture scenes in this cult classic led to it being banned in UK and New Zealand
A Serbian Film (2010): Widely regarded as one of the most disturbing films ever, its paedophilic and necrophilic themes meant it was banned in several countries